Hawaii officials request $1B in short-term Maui wildfire recovery funds
Hawaii state and county officials have asked Congress for about $1 billion to help cover Maui’s wildfire recovery costs in the short term. Gov. Josh Green’s administration had budgeted $199 million for such costs, but expects $561 million could be needed in a “worst-case” scenario, Honolulu said. -The Star-Advertiser reported on Wednesday. The budget debate […]
Trump attorneys request delay on enforcement of $355 million judgment payment
Lawyers for former President Trump on Wednesday requested a 30-day extension to pay the $355 million corporate fraud judgment imposed on him last week. the lawyers argued New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, said there was an “unseemly haste” in carrying out the sentence, “especially given the gravity of the sentence.” President Trump […]
Top UN court rejects South African request for urgent measures to safeguard Rafah
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) – The U.N. Supreme Court on Friday rejected South Africa’s request to impose emergency measures to protect Rafah in the Gaza Strip, but Israel said it had previously imposed the measures late last month in preparation for the Gaza Strip. He also emphasized the need to respect the measures taken. An […]
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark reveals request for NCAA scoring record-breaking moment: ‘Don’t stop the game’
Caitlin Clark has taken the college basketball world by storm. The Iowa State basketball superstar is trying to break the NCAA women’s all-time scoring record. Clark finished Sunday’s loss to Nebraska with 31 points. Heading into Thursday’s game against Michigan, Clark is seven points away from tying the record and eight points away from becoming […]
Special counsel Jack Smith asks SCOTUS to reject Trump request to delay 2020 election case
Special Counsel Jack Smith has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump’s bid to delay a trial for 2020 election interference. Trump’s legal team earlier this week requested an extension of the delay as the court considers whether to take up the question of whether the former president is immune from […]
Jack Smith Responds To Trump’s Request For Supreme Court To Intervene In Presidential Immunity Appeal
Special Counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday opposed President Trump’s request for the Supreme Court to intervene in his presidential immunity appeal. President Trump filed an emergency petition on Monday asking the Supreme Court to put on hold the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision that he is not immune from prosecution in election interference cases. […]
Ozzy Osbourne says he denied request from Kanye West to sample iconic song over alleged antisemitism, but he used it anyway
Ozzy Osbourne has accused Kanye West of sampling his classic song after the singer refused permission to use the classic song. Mr Osbourne accused Mr West, who has legally changed his name to Ye, on social media on Friday. The all-caps tweet claims West asked for permission to use a sample of “War Pigs,” one […]
Opposition to popular El Salvador leader may request nullification of congressional election results
As El Salvador’s electoral body begins a vote-by-vote count of last week’s election results, opposition forces warned on Wednesday that they could seek to invalidate the results of parliamentary elections on the grounds of fraud. While no one doubts the victory of popular President Nayib Boukre, who was re-elected with 83% of the vote, all […]
Netanyahu rejects Hamas request for cease-fire, vows ‘complete victory’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Hamas’ offer for a 135-day ceasefire, complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and the complete release of hostages in exchange for the release of well over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. After US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli officials, Prime Minister Netanyahu ruled out agreeing to the terrorist […]
Democratic DA Fani Willis slapped with yet another disqualification request
A 229-page court complaint filed Monday alleges that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis “engaged in a series of prosecutorial and forensic misconduct” and that Trump’s co-defendant, the former Georgia Republican They are seeking to disqualify chairperson David Schaefer from overseeing the Georgia case. February 5th motionadopted by another Trump co-defendant, former Coffee County Republican […]